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It was not difficult to get into. I’m not sure what track I did. I already had a masters so I was done in a little over 2 years. I had 2 years experience, and was on the transport team. I had a lot of previous experience with procedures, so that helped prepare me. Clinicals helped a lot to prepare me, as well as the didactic knowledge I gained. it’s a good program.

Yes. The hospital has to have a contract with Rush. You might be able to get one if they don’t have one, but my hospital couldn’t agree on one so I had to go elsewhere. Figure out who does the contracts for your hospital and ask if They have one with Rush; I have no idea if do or not. The remote aspect of the program was totally fine and manageable. It was getting clinical hours that was the most annoying, because you have to do all that on your own. work life balance was fine for me. I worked nights and was able to bring a lot of my reading to work. I only worked a 0.75fte. I was also pregnant and delivered during my program.

Yes I did. I graduated two years ago. I’m happy with the program overall. But I would recommend looking into where you plan on doing clinical hours and making sure that Rush has a contract with them. My hospital did not and It was a pain to get clinical hours elsewhere.

I wouldn't take your experience lightly. While I have never worked in a LTC facility, I can imagine the types of patients you see. What specialty are you focusing on for your NP? If it is family practice, then I would imagine you are experienced with a vast array of long term health conditions and their subsequent consequences on the human body. It's all about how you sell yourself, find the positive things in your job and how they will benefit you as a nurse practitioner.

I did a in person review with nicu solutions and I highly recommend it. I took my exam a week after and passed. I also had studied on my own a bit, but nothing too extensive.

Which school is the interview with? I interviewed with Rush University and was accepted for the fall 2017 cohort. The interview was very laid back and I got the impression it was more to see if I would be a good fit for the program. She asked why I want to be a NNP, what experiences I had that would help me as a NNP student, what kind of capstone project I had in mind, that kind of stuff. The best advice I can give is to try to be relaxed and be yourself, hard to do when you're nervous I know!

I've been accepted at Rush's NNP DNP program for fall 2017 too! Can't wait to start!